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Fundación 'ace | Production and Exploration Residency @ Buenos Aires

DESCRIPTION OF THE RESIDENCY PROGRAM´acePIRAR Artist-in-Residence International Program aims to support all kind of contemporary artistic practices (including performance and curatorial proposals) through research and production residencies, promoting the exchange, debate, experimentation and collaborative work. A program that provides time, space and guidance to explore expanded as well as traditional print media, while it connects the artists with the art scene of Buenos Aires, Argentina, one of the Latin America cultural capitals.

PRODUCTION RESIDENCIESintended to produce new work, a project or a site-specific installation with the possibility to show the finished work at the end of the stay. We welcome all kind of projects and encourage submitting those that question the singularity of the art object by using new media, design and/or their interfaces, blurring their boundaries.

EXPLORATION RESIDENCIESintended to emphasise the process over the presentation of the results, encouraging residents to get inspiration from the new experiences achieved through the interaction with other residents and the cultural environment that the city of Buenos Aires provides.

DURATION OF RESIDENCYThe program encompasses a period of 4-weeks. Slots can be selected here. Artists can apply for any slot for next year and 2019 among those posted at the website.Residency working time starts on first Monday at 10am and ends on last Friday at 6pm.

CANDIDATES FOR THE PRODUCTION RESIDENCYa) Established as well as emerging artists who want to produce a body of work or to start a project that involves production, which may include an exhibition/installation.b) Artists who need technical assistance to develop new work with traditional or experimental techniques of printmaking, or want to explore new techniques and young artists interests in receiving technical and conceptual advice.c) Established as well as emerging printmakers that would like to access to specific equipment to produce their work, editions or to make large size prints with or without assistance from the master printer.

ACCOMMODATION Artists have two different possibilities of lodging:A)Aloj´ace: we have two guesthouses, equipped to accommodate artists and curators, fully furnished with a full kitchen and bath and all cost (Internet WI-FI, cable television, local phone usage, cleaning, linen and utilities) included. These apartments can receive up to two artists or a single artist with accompaniment.B) The artist may arrange its own lodging by renting an apartment, staying with friends or in hostels, hotels, B&B, etc. Buenos Aires is a city that offers many lodging options.

STUDIO/ WORKSPACEArtists that choose the Production Residency use the 'ace workshop: a large, quiet space with lots of light coming from several large windows and two skylights. The shop includes equipment to facilitate a variety of traditional and new print processes including Intaglio, Monotype/Monoprint, Woodblock, Waterless Lithography, Silk-aquatint, Photpolymer Intaglio, as well as artists' books and Drawing.

SUPPORT/NETWORKINGIn ‘ace, residencies are not only opportunities to have TIME+SPACE but TIME+SPACE+ SUPPORT in a collaborative way of thinking.One of the ‘ace strengths is to have an accomplished professional team. The director, master-printers, assistants and volunteers are a unique group of people specially trained to do residences and to generate projects. They will help you to conceptualize and produce all kinds of projects. If you need assistance to expand your project, produce your work, identify and contact a specific community to work with, look for locations for photography, sound or film or incorporate printmaking as a means of expression, then this team is just perfect!

FEES AND SUPPORTNon application fee. The production residency has a basic fee and the artist can select other options: lodging, materials or technical assistance. Basic fee covers studio space, access to equipment. The residency fee does not include travel, health insurance and shipping expenses.